500 Jeffery or 505 gibbs

[colorado]

Rebated rim has never been an issue in any properly built 500 Jeff rifles..it looks odd but that is where it ends...if it really bothers somebody build a 500 Jeff Improved which does not have the rebated rim....

I always wonder why "it's a problem' with the 500 Jeffery, but never brought up with the 404 Jeffery.

 

[machinistbutler]

I don't have a 500 Jeffery case, but the 404 doesn't seem to be rebated much. On my Hornaday brass just a few thou.

 

[colorado]

I'm on my way to Florida in a few minutes. if you look closely at the picture there's a 500 Jeffery case in front of my rifle on the bench.

 

[Forrest Halley]

I'm on my way to Florida in a few minutes. if you look closely at the picture there's a 500 Jeffery case in front of my rifle on the bench.

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I read this as, "Look at my blurry picture where the wood on my rifle still looks awesome! And I might have a cool convertible."

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Alright, help me out here...

If .510 projectiles are so common and a .505 Gibbs is able to be pushed harder than a Jeffery and lacks the rebated rim... Why hasn't someone come out with the wildcat of a .510 Gibbs? Curious about this.

If anyone does this they should bump the shoulder forward to prevent the new wildcat from chambering in a 505 Gibbs.
I’d hate to see a .510 bullet go down a .505 hole.

 

[colorado]

I read this as, "Look at my blurry picture where the wood on my rifle still looks awesome! And I might have a cool convertible."

That wasn't the intent lol and the 73 Mustang with it's 351 Cleveland motor is long gone